The Hong Kong Jewish Film Festival is Asia’s first festival showcasing the best Jewish-themed film from around the world. Founded in 1999 by Howard Elias, the Festival has screened over 225 features, documentaries and short films from 34 countries in 34 languages and dialects. It has hosted directors, producers, film critics and curators, who have attended the event to showcase their films, educate and offer their opinions to audience members.My Italian Secret: The Forgotten Heroes | Kindly sponsored by Fabio Caviglia Director: Oren Jacoby | USA | 2014 | Documentary | English | Italian | English subtitles| 92 minsWould you risk your life to save a stranger? This is the story of sports idol Gino Bartali and other courageous Italians who carried out ingenious schemes to rescue Jews, partisans and refugees from Nazi-occupied Italy. Bartali, a Tour de France champion, smuggled fake identify documents in the frame of his bicycle. Dr. Giovanni Borromeo invented a fictitious disease to scare the SS away from the hospital where he was hiding Jews. Oscar-nominated director Oren Jacoby reveals the dramatic stories of a secret underground that has remained largely unknown until now.
AWARDS: Rome International Film Festival: Official Selection Hamptons International Film Festival: Official Selection
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